click on picture to enlarge Picture by George Gilmore

Last month we showed you a close up of the first lighthouse built on North Ronaldsay which was discontinued in 1809 and replaced with a new light which was built in 1854. TIn 1854 a new light was built on North Ronaldsay about 500 yards west of what would become fondly know as the "old light." David and Thomas Stevenson were the engineers for the new facility. Due to the low-lying nature of the North Ronaldsay the new tower was 139 feet making it Britain's tallest land based lighthouse. The tower is made out of red brick and has two white bands on it. The light flashes white every 10 seconds and has a range of 19 miles.

An exciting book about 31 of the best scottish lighthouses explained in insightful text and magnificent colour photographs is available here.

If you would like to know what it is like to buy a Scottish lighthouse then check out The Last Lighthouse.

If you are interested in a video about Scottish Lighthouses you can get a good one here.

You can find more articles in the archive under Lighthouse Beacons From Scotland.